I finally caved and wrote the 25 things on facebook. Everyone is doing it, and I followed the masses. I tried thinking of things that not everyone already knows “I have thyroid cancer” would be a cop out.
1. I put my contacts in with the left one first, but take out the right one first.
2. My parents bought me my car – a 2007 Ford Focus. The loan is in my name, so I get a good credit rating, but the money comes out of their bank account.
3. I’m very slowly changing to organic natural products – deodorant, lip balm, a menstrual cup
4. I used to eat a lot of candy when I was little, and every time I went to the dentist I had cavities. 13 of my back teeth have silver fillings on them. Now, I don’t really care for candy, except chocolate in moderation.
5. My current GPA in grad school is a 3.93. I only have one class left.
6. I got my belly button pierced at age 22, and I left work with my boss to get it done.
7. I got my nose pierced at age 20, and took it out four days later. $60 down the drain.
8. Before I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, I was hoping that it was cancer, so that there would be a reason for me to lose my thyroid. I didn’t want it out for no reason.
9. I don’t think that pennies or one dollar bills should exist. I would rather we just use one dollar coins.
10. I was in the model rocket club in high school. Mostly to get my brother to join too, but I think I was there even when he wasn’t.
11. I was my senior class’ treasurer, and single handedly organized our 5 year reunion
12. I am always late to things. Usually only 2-3 minutes, but still late.
13. I really really want to live in a mini house and grow my own food, and not have any need for money. I do not want to work; not because I am lazy, but because I want to enjoy my life.
14. I feel that I have gone a bit crazy since being diagnosed with cancer.
15. I love reading. Once, a while back, I was reading a book at home, had a book on CD in the car, and a different book on CD that I would listen while I walked. Three books at once!
16. I am trying to become a good cook. When looking for recipes, they need to have pictures, though. I need to see the food in order to see if it “looks good.”
17. I know it is mean, but two of my friends are already getting a divorce (under age 25), and in the voice of Nelson Munce, I want to say “Ha Ha!” It just goes to show that you need not be hasty when you select your life partner.
18. I currently babysit for a fabulous family in Leominster. The kids are 7, 4 and 9 months. Other than that, I have no real other job. I’m okay with that.
19. I think that I could survive forever on Honey Bunches of Oats, egg whites, and fruit and vegetables. If I were stranded on a desert island, I’d need those things with me.
20. I have gained 10 pounds since August. At last count, I had lost three. Seven more to go. However, since high school, I’ve lost 20! (if you minus the other seven, then it’s lost 27!)
21. People have commented that I might become a hermit in my mini house. If I have the Internet on my laptop, and my iPhone, I think I might be okay with that.
22. Every day I have to wake up at 5:30am to take my thyroid pill. Then I fall back asleep. It’s very annoying, especially because lately I’ve also had to go to the bathroom, which requires me getting out of bed. Would I like to invest in adult diapers so I don’t have to get out of bed? Yes.
23. I went and visited Emiliano in Santa Fe for two weeks. Before that, I had only hung out with him for three hours in a bar, and then we chatted on the phone for a month while he cycled around the country. It was a bit strange to spend 14 days with someone I didn’t really know, but it was a lot of fun.
24. I have two rings that old boyfriends have given me – one yellow gold, and one white gold. I’m constantly wearing one, depending on if the other jewelry I’m wearing is gold or silver. They’re both very nice. (Gold is a very weird word. Say it, “GOLD.”)
25. This has taken me all day to write. Usually in a day, I can pump out three blog posts! I love blogging, and wish I could get paid for it. That’s what I can do in my mini house, blog about the challenges of living in a mini house and being self sufficient.
Feel free to do your own list of 25 things and put them in the comments, or on your own blog, as Rob did.
